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  • Nokia Lumia 900 to debut for $99 on AT&T: Report

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    Mary Jo Foley
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    The Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone could debut for just $99 when it launches on AT&T on March 18, according to a (and believable) new report.

  • Microsoft Announces Upcoming Events for the Financial Community

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    27 Jan 2012 | 4:25 pm
    Events with Microsoft leadership slated for February.

  • PC Makers Going Greener

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    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    From power management to packaging, the tech industry is finding new ways to reduce the environmental impact of computing. Find out more, and see our slide show of greener PCs.

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  • Creating Files through BlobBuilder

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    27 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pm
    As Web sites transition more and more into Web applications, working with files in meaningful ways is becoming increasingly important. Starting with Platform Preview 2, IE10 includes support for the File API, enabling developers to read and slice files on the client. Platform Preview 4 adds support for BlobBuilder, a way for developers to create new files. IE10 also has two new methods that allow the user to save blobs to their computer, enabling great end-to-end experiences when working with client-resident data. Over on the IE Test Drive, we have a fun piano demo showing off BlobBuilder and…
 
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  • gives out $300K to kick start world changing ideas

    If you are not familiar with Imagine Cup, it’s ’s way of fostering development of the next generation of individuals who will impact our world in ways we could not imagine. To put it bluntly, leverages its technology to help students ...

  • Kinect Could Make Its Way Onto Laptops

    The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought. The Daily got a sneak peek at two -developed Windows 8 notebook prototypes with built-in Kinect sensors. The system ...

  • seeking open-source expert to help put Linux on Azure

    Summary: is moving steadily ahead with its plan to enable Linux to run on its Windows Azure cloud platform. As I blogged earlier this month, is preparing to enable Linux to run on its Windows Azure cloud platform. A test ...

  • Will Extend Xbox Live to iOS and Android Devices

    With over 40 million members, knows that not all of them own a Windows Phone. In a surprising statement to Forbes, a spokesman states that Xbox Live will be headed to non- devices. Namely rival devices running iOS and Android.
 
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  • Creating Files through BlobBuilder

    ieblog
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pm
    As Web sites transition more and more into Web applications, working with files in meaningful ways is becoming increasingly important. Starting with Platform Preview 2, IE10 includes support for the File API, enabling developers to read and slice files on the client. Platform Preview 4 adds support for BlobBuilder, a way for developers to create new files. IE10 also has two new methods that allow the user to save blobs to their computer, enabling great end-to-end experiences when working with client-resident data. Over on the IE Test Drive, we have a fun piano demo showing off BlobBuilder and…

  • Debugging IndexedDB Applications

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    25 Jan 2012 | 6:51 pm
    IndexedDB is a W3C Working Draft that enables JavaScript developers to store, search, and retrieve data on the user's local client, even when Internet connectivity is disabled. This blog post describes IDBExplorer, a tool we use internally to debug IndexedDB applications. IDBExplorer lets you view database schemas, object store content, and index details. Exploring the tool with an example IndexedDB App To illustrate, I created an application that tracks my New Year’s resolutions using IndexedDB. It stores and accesses my resolutions locally (on the system browsing the Web page) and lets me…

  • This Week in Privacy

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    24 Jan 2012 | 12:53 am
    In the last ten years Microsoft has invested heavily in user privacy. Just like security, privacy considerations are baked into every Microsoft product. It is almost a year since the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web, accepted and published Microsoft’s member submission for an Internet Standard to help protect consumer privacy. Last September I described how the W3C had announced the creation of a Tracking Protection Working Group that would bring together a broad set of stakeholders from across…

  • IE10 Compat Inspector

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    20 Jan 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Compat Inspector is now available for IE10. Use Compat Inspector to quickly identify if Internet Explorer platform changes affect your site. Whether you're preparing for IE10 or still updating for IE9, run Compat Inspector on any page experiencing problems. Then watch for messages explaining potential issues and steps you can take to resolve them. About Compat Inspector Compat Inspector is a JavaScript-based testing tool that analyzes your site while it runs. Compat Inspector reports patterns of interaction which cause issues in recent modes. This allows you to identify problems quickly…

  • Under the Covers: Let It Snow…

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    18 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am
    With one of those rare Seattle snowstorms underway today, I feel this is a great time to publish this description of our Holiday 2011 Test Drive demo “Let It Snow.” —Editor When a browser effectively uses the underlying hardware, the possibilities are limitless. Over the holidays we released a demo that helps showcase the advantages of a fully hardware-accelerated, touch first browsing experience with Internet Explorer 10. This post takes a closer look at how the Let It Snow demo was created. The patterns in this demo are typical of the HTML5 experiences emerging across the Web today…
 
 
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  • Bing Rewards December Winners and Our Latest Sweepstakes

    The Bing Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
      We are pleased to announce the winners, pending official confirmation, of the three Bing Rewards sweepstakes that ended on January 11. Our new sweeps have begun and end on January 31. Keep reading for details on the great prizes we’re offering and how to enter, but first congratulations to our latest winners. John A. of Chalfont, Pennsylvania was drawn as the grand prize winner of the Wintacular Weekend Trip. Have fun picking who to take and where to go on your trip for two with two nights' accommodation anywhere in the continental U.S. Sandi V. of Ankeny, Iowa was picked in the…

  • Four New Bing Maps V7 Modules

    Bing Maps Blog
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    By Ricky Brundritt, EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution Professional In September of 2011 we started the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project. The purpose of this project is to create a single place where developers can find and share useful modules that expand the functionality of the Bing Maps V7 API. Currently, there have been 10 modules submitted to the project. With a number of new modules in development, it’s safe to say that this project is definitely worth looking into. Today I would like to highlight the four newest modules added to this project. Point Based Clustering…

  • Moving content? Think 301, not rel=canonical

    Duane Forrester
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:31 pm
    Whether you've decided to move your website to a new domain or you're moving content within a current website, it's important to know how to protect the trust value your current content has with the engines.  Over time, links get built, content ages and acquires trust.  You don't want to walk away from that if you can help it.  Why start over when most of that value can be transferred to the content's new location? The solution to your problem is the 301 redirect.  This redirect is referred to as the "permanent" redirect.  Its cousin, the 302 redirect, is the…

  • Looking Back at Sundance 2012

    The Bing Team
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:05 pm
      As things wrap up in Park City this week, we wanted to thank everyone who stopped by the Bing Bar on main street. We played host to a group of amazing artists, independent filmmakers and athletes who inspire us (and hopefully you.) We’ve captured some of our favorite interviews and performances below. If you’d like to relive any of these moments, you can find all the interviews at www.bingsundance.com and archived performances from the likes of Fitz and The Tantrums, WIM and Cobra Starship as well as access to insightful talks from figures like pro snowboarder turned…

  • New Bing Maps Features Help You Feel Spatial…

    Chris Pendleton
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    Coming back after the holiday season with a lot of energy, the Bing Maps team kicked off 2012 with releases of a new routing engine and the WPF control. Today--only 2 weeks later--we are now announcing several new features in the Bing Spatial Data Services and the Bing Maps Account Center. New features include a data source for traffic incidents, the ability to find points of interest (POI) along a route, wildcard-searches in your POI, incremental updates of POI data sources, improved reporting and more. Happy New Year! Are you feeling the love? The Bing Spatial Data Services provide a REST…
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  • Races to Beat Michigan’s Deadline for Detroit Union Deal

    Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Joe Duncan said he’s never seen things this bad. The president of the Detroit Police Officers Association said a proposed 10 percent pay cut for his 2,200 members -- who are paid a maximum $53,253 -- shows the city’s ...

  • Out Of “Betaphase” In Germany, Claims 10 Million Users

    is reportedly now out of betaphase in Deutschland. According to Microsoft, has 10 million users or 20 percent of active internet users in Germany: Mittlerweile benutzen fast 10 Millionen Nutzer in Deutschland regelmäßig , das sind 20 ...

  • Download Australia Cute & Charming Screensaver

    If you like wildlife, you will certainly like the new screensaver available today for download on Windows computers, namely the Australia Cute & Charming pack. It is based on a series of high-resolution images that present animals in their ...

  • New Maps v7 Modules Announced

    In September last year, Microsoft kicked off the Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project, aimed specifically at creating one place where all developers could find and even share useful modules to enhance the capabilities of Maps V7 API. Ten modules have ...
 
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  • Bing Welch - Palladium-Item

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am
    Bing WelchPalladium-ItemBorn July 20, 1934, in Tazwell, Tenn., to Lon and Minnie Treece Welch, Bing was a 1952 graduate of Anderson High School and attended the University of Tennessee. He was employed at Guide-Lamp Division in Anderson, Ind., as a tool design apprentice.and more »

  • Theophilus London Brings His Unique Style to Sundance - Wired News

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:33 am
    Wired NewsTheophilus London Brings His Unique Style to SundanceWired NewsWearing Jordan 6's (the most rock-star Jordans, according to London) and a tight leather ensemble, he took the stage at Park City's Bing Bar on Monday to deliver his steady cadence of flow, formidable singing, catchy melodies, and bass-heavy retro

  • GOING MY WAY Review: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald d: Leo McCarey - Alt Film Guide (blog)

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:44 am
    Alt Film Guide (blog)GOING MY WAY Review: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald d: Leo McCareyAlt Film Guide (blog)The star wattage is provided by Bing Crosby, fresh from a series of hits such as the early Road movies opposite Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Yet, as far as this viewer is concerned, Crosby has Going My Way stolen from him by Barry Fitzgerald's feisty,

  • Sierra found guilty on all seven counts - The News Journal

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:47 am
    Sierra found guilty on all seven countsThe News JournalWILMINGTON -- A jury found Luis Sierra guilty Friday on all seven criminal counts in the June 12, 2010, slaying of Anthony Bing during a drug deal, qualifying him for the death penalty. Judge Richard R. Cooch then directed the jury to return Tuesday to and more »

  • Rebecca Tyrrel: 'Chandler Bing thought his third nipple opened a gateway to ... - The Independent (blog)

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Rebecca Tyrrel: 'Chandler Bing thought his third nipple opened a gateway to The Independent (blog)Others within the tight-knit tri-nipple community, real and fictional, are Lily Allen (she showed hers off on Dutch television), Mark Wahlberg (you can see his in the film, Shooter), Chandler Bing from Friends (as a small boy, he was convinced that
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  • Student tech entrepreneurs win Imagine Cup grants from Microsoft

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:13 pm
    A team of college students from the U.S. is among the four teams worldwide that have won Imagine Cup grants, a Microsoft-funded program that awards money and assistance to student technology and social entrepreneurs. Team Lifelens -- including students Tristan Gibeau, Cy Khormaee, Wilson To, Jason Wakizaka and Helena Xu, who attend colleges including UCLA, U.C. Davis and Harvard -- created a point-of-care tool to diagnose malaria using an augmented Windows Phone application. The team will receive $75,000; software and computing support from Microsoft; access to resources from Microsoft…

  • Nokia confirms over 1 mil Lumia phones sold; says Microsoft paid it $250 mil so far

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:46 pm
    Nokia released its fourth quarter earnings today, confirming analysts' estimates that it's sold more than a million Nokia Lumia phones that run Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said in Nokia's fourth quarter and annual results interim report that "to date we have sold well over 1 million Lumia devices," and that "we also plan to bring the Lumia series to additional markets including China and Latin America in the first half of 2012." The report also says that Microsoft gave Nokia EUR 180 million (which Nokia converted in its report to USD $250 million) in…

  • IDC: PC shipments up 11 percent in Asia/Pacific region

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    During Microsoft's quarterly earnings conference call last week, company execs talked about the importance of emerging markets -- including in the Asia/Pacific region -- in the PC market. Now research firm IDC has quantified how important. IDC says the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market grew 11 percent -- to 119 million units -- for the full 2011 year, to reach 119 million units. Taking just the fourth quarter of 2011, IDC estimates the Asia/Pacific PC market grew 11 percent, compared to the year-ago period. The growth in the region is weaker than in previous years, IDC notes, but…

  • [Updated] Report: Nokia Lumia 900 launching mid-March?

    26 Jan 2012 | 8:28 am
    BGR is reporting that AT&T is set to launch the Lumia 900 -- Nokia's flagship 4G LTE Windows Phone -- on March 18 at a price of $99.99 with a two-year contract. BGR, which says it got this information from "a portion of AT&T's 2012 roadmap from a trusted source," notes that that date could change since the phone "hasn't yet received technical acceptance." The heads of Nokia, Microsoft and AT&T announced the Lumia 900 at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. At the time, Nokia chief exec Stephen Elop wouldn't give specifics on launch date or price, saying only that the handset…

  • Video: Bill Gates on his last visit with Steve Jobs, favorite movies and robots

    26 Jan 2012 | 8:28 am
    Yahoo has posted segments from a interview ABC News' Bill Weir conducted recently with Bill Gates. In one of the segments, Gates talks about his visit with Steve Jobs at Jobs' home before he died, in which the two tech titans reminisced for hours. "It was a great, relaxed conversation," Gates said, in which they talked about everything from other companies that had come along to their families and "how lucky we'd both been in terms of the women we'd married." When asked how Jobs' death affected him, Gates replied: It's very strange to have somebody who's so vibrant and made such a huge…
 
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  • Closing thoughts on Apple's greedy, "crazy evil" iBooks license

    Ed Bott
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    This week’s discussion of Apple’s new license agreement for its iBooks Author program was what the State Department calls a “full and frank exchange of ideas.” If you missed the debate, here’s your chance to get a view from all sides.

  • With Apple's U.S. dominance, smartphone race heads overseas

    Ed Bott
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Collectively, four recent earnings reports from very large companies paint a clear picture of the global smartphone market. Who’s in the lead? That depends on where you look. Who’s in second? That spot’s up for grabs, worldwide.

  • Major Symantec breach highlights risks of running old software

    Ed Bott
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:56 pm
    Symantec says it has fewer than 50,000 users of pcAnywhere, a remote-access program that has been around for decades. It now says, for safety’s sake, those users should pull the plug. Immediately.

  • Some standards are more open than others

    Ed Bott
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:20 pm
    Ace Apple-watcher John Gruber thinks Apple is perfectly within its rights to build a proprietary, incompatible version of the open EPUB digital book standard. It’s not their business to reduce the cross platform burdens of the publishing industry, he says. So why do they still belong to a standards body pledged to do just that?

  • How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

    Ed Bott
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    For nearly two years, Apple has wooed digital book publishers and authors with its unconditional support of the open EPUB standard. With last week’s introduction of iBooks 2.0, Apple has deliberately locked out that standard. Here’s why you should care.
 
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  • Windows Phone “Tango” will support 120 languages, C++ development support coming soon

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    28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am
    According to WPSauce (via WMPU), Microsoft revealed some interesting information during a Windows Phone developers camp in India today. According to Karthik Ragubathy, who had been attending this event, the on-stage speaker had confirmed to the attendees that the next release of Windows Phone, codenamed “Tango”, will support 120 languages: Another revelation that came in when I asked about the local language support – one of the speakers said, and I quote: “Mango has support for 35 languages and Tango will have for 120 languages”. According to previous reports, “Tango” is…

  • Leveraging the power of Microsoft… for Pizza!

    Kip Kniskern
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    We received a tip yesterday about a very fun website, Centives.net,  run by a group of economics students at Lehigh University, who blog about interesting tidbits from around the web in their Daily Bulletins, and produce some fun and interesting content of their own in the form of what they term Editorials (not the usual rantings and ravings you get around here, don’t worry). In their latest project, these students have focused their energies, and some Microsoft technologies, on a subject near and dear to most (if not all) college students anywhere.  Using the Office Excel Web…

  • Switching to Hotmail: what’s stopping you?

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:23 pm
    Today we reported on an effort by our pals over at Hotmail to make a little hay on some of Google’s recent negative publicity, by posting 3 simple steps on how to switch from Gmail to Hotmail.  Since then, in the comments here and on the Inside Windows Live blog post have pointed out a number of reasons why some users may not be quite ready to make the switch (back) to Hotmail, and we thought they were worth pointing out. IMAP/EAS Hotmail does not support IMAP, which Wikipedia calls “one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval” (the other being…

  • A shot across the bow? Microsoft’s “3 easy steps” to switch from Gmail to Hotmail

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    This week, Google made it even more apparent that it’s either get on the Google+ bandwagon or get out of the way, announcing new privacy policies that make it far easier to share on Google+, but causing some strife among Google users. In light of that, a post on Inside Windows Live today, including a direct link to the new Google privacy policy, offers up a set of three simple steps to bail out of Gmail before the March 1 privacy “upgrade”: Create a Hotmail account. If you don’t already have one, you need to create a Hotmail account. The best way to do this is to get a new email…

  • Xbox rumors everywhere

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:42 am
    Seems like just about everyone (except Microsoft) is talking about some aspect of a new Xbox or Xbox experience lately, from Microsoft Points to powerful new processors to lots of speculation (and, we assume, a few wild guesses) about when we’ll see a new version, or new versions, of Microsoft’s gaming and entertainment console. First, InsideMobileApps.com, “according to a source with knowledge of the company’s decision”, reported that Microsoft is apparently set to phase out Microsoft Points by the end of the year.  Microsoft Points, used by Xbox Live, Windows Phone, Games for…
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  • TreeHouse Interactive Announces First Partner Relationship Management (PRM ... - PR.com (press release)

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:06 am
    TreeHouse Interactive Announces First Partner Relationship Management (PRM PR.com (press release)The new integrated offering puts enterprise-class partner management capabilities in the hands of Microsoft Dynamics CRM users for the first time. Reseller View is the most complete PRM solution available, offering a password protected enterprise-class Microsoft publishes case study for First Tech Direct's recent implementation Call Centre Clinic News (press release)CWR Mobility And Touchstone CRM Announce New PartnershipCRM Marketplace (press release)all 6 news articles »

  • Microsoft's Kinect technology coming to laptops - South Asian News Agency

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:13 am
    MyBroadbandMicrosoft's Kinect technology coming to laptopsSouth Asian News AgencyMicrosoft appears to at least be considering letting OEMs include its Kinect technology into laptops. That should come as no surprise, however, given that the company whose chip powers the Kinect, PrimeSense, said in 2010 that it expected to sign a PC Microsoft to become a gaming powerhouseMyBroadbandMicrosoft Kinect Could Make Its Way to LaptopsWired NewsMicrosoft Kinect technology for laptops?GMA NewsPCWorld (blog) -Attack of the Fanboyall 55 news articles »

  • Microsoft's Kelihos botnet suspect says he's innocent - CNET

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:31 pm
    BBC NewsMicrosoft's Kelihos botnet suspect says he's innocentCNETby Edward Moyer January 27, 2012 6:27 PM PST Follow @edatnews The man pegged by Microsoft as the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet, says he's not guilty, according to a report. The BBC said today that Andrey N. Sabelnikov, a former employee of Kelihos botnet suspect denies Microsoft accusationsBBC NewsRussian man denies Microsoft's botnet creating accusationTruthDiveMicrosoft Declares Man behind Kelihos BotnetSPAMfighter NewsThe Verge -Infosecurity Magazine (US) -FierceCIOall 13 news…

  • Forrester: Microsoft Losing Ground to Apple in Enterprise - Datamation

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    New York TimesForrester: Microsoft Losing Ground to Apple in EnterpriseDatamationIs Microsoft losing ground to Apple in the enterprise? It appears to be, at least on the client side, according to Frank Gillett, analyst with Forrester Research. For years, the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows operating system has been commonly Apple's Dramatic Rise in the Enterprise Tests CIOsCIOall 22 news articles »

  • Windows 7 tablets with 1.5 percent market share and other Microsoft news of ... - ZDNet (blog)

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    TheStreet.comWindows 7 tablets with 1.5 percent market share and other Microsoft news of ZDNet (blog)By Mary Jo Foley | January 27, 2012, 11:04am PST Summary: New figures on Microsoft's worldwide tablet share, coming changes to Windows 8 mouse navigation and the release of the System Center Advisor service were all in the news this week.Microsoft developing Xbox Live compatible apps for iOS & AndroidIntoMobileWill Microsoft's Mobile Strategy Lead To Its Revival?Seeking AlphaXbox Live's Microsoft Points must goPittsburgh Post GazetteDVICE -TheStreet.com -Windows IT…
 
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  • Online Reputation Management Is a Two-Way Street

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Microsoft is marking Data Privacy Day 2012 by releasing new data that reveals how one's online activities- if not well managed - can have serious consequences for their online reputation. The survey of 5,000 people in the US, Germany, Canada, Ireland and Spain finds that 14 per cent of people believe they have been negatively impacted by the online activities of others. Click through to read the full press release and tips to help you take control of your online reputation.

  • Anywhere Working Consortium launches online portal

    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The Anywhere Working Consortium today unveiled an online portal that will help UK organisations adopt more flexible working practices. The portal will serve as a resource for employers and employees alike, offering training, guidance, case studies and product offers from the consortium, whose members include Business in the Community, Microsoft, Nokia, Nuffield, Regus and Vodafone UK. The initiative is supported by the UK Department for Transport, Transport for London and the UK Trades Union Congress. Click through to read the full press release.

  • The Co-operative Group: Life in the Fast Checkout Lane

    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Using an intelligent system that ties point of sale to a SQL Server-based data warehouse, major U.K. retailer taps into a goldmine of transaction data.

  • At 10-Year Milestone, Trustworthy Computing More Important Than Ever

    12 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    Ten years ago this week, during a time when security problems were threatening trust in software products, Bill Gates sent a companywide memo to all Microsoft employees announcing the creation of the Trustworthy Computing (TwC) initiative. In marking the ten year milestone of the original Trustworthy Computing memo today, Microsoft recognizes that Trustworthy Computing has never been more important. Click through to learn about the history of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft and news at Microsoft News Center.

  • Microsoft announces revamps to its Partners in Learning Network

    11 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    At BETT today in London, Microsoft has announced updates to its Partners in Learning Network to improve collaboration and the spread of ideas for education across the world. Read a blog post by Anthony Salcito, Microsoft's Vice President for Education, here.
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  • Kinect powererd Windows 8 laptops gesturing your way

    Paul Lamkin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am
    Asus prototypes being tested How would you like to get your hands on (or rather keep them off) a laptop sporting a built-in Kinect sensor? It's more than just a hollow dream - Kinect packing laptops made by Asus, and Microsoft backed, are already in existence. The Daily has seen a pair of the hybrid devices and has received word from Microsoft that they are indeed official prototypes of laptops featuring a Kinect sensor. Built by Asus, the laptops are running Windows 8 and feature a number of sensors above the screen and some LED lights below it. Earlier this month Microsoft confirmed that it…

  • Xbox Live landing on iOS and Android

    Paul Lamkin
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:44 am
    Coming to "other platforms" at least Could Microsoft be about to extend the wings of its online gaming platform, Xbox Live? If a quote from a Microsoft bod given to Forbes is anything to go by, then yes. The business site has quoted a spokesperson from the tech company as saying: "While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are working to extend a few of our Xbox experiences and titles to other platforms." Other platforms? We think we can probably rule out…

  • Apple doubles iPad shipments but Android gains ground

    Paul Lamkin
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Google catching up fast The Q4 2011 tablet results are in and, despite Apple growing its global iPad shipments - increasing 111 per cent year on year - from 7.3 million to 15.4 million, there will be concern in the Cupertino board room that its market dominance is declining. And that's because of the rise in status of the Android tab market share; increasing by 3.1 million units shipped in the last quarter of 2010 to 10.5 million units in the same period of 2011. That means Apple's ascendancy has waned from 68.2 per cent to 57.6 per cent and Android's has grown by more than 10 per cent to sit…

  • Xbox 720 to introduce Kinect 2 and Blu-ray... eh?

    Rik Henderson
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:32 am
    Massive back down if so With a rumoured unveiling at E3 this year, speculation about Microsoft's successor to the Xbox 360 is ramping up big time. Sources are now saying that the, for want of a better name, Xbox 720 will even support Blu-ray, even though Microsoft has previously told Pocket-lint in the past that it has no interest in the disc format. In fact, it was formerly suggested to us by senior Microsoft staff members that the next evolutionary step for a games console would be to distance it from physical media entirely, offering games either by download or cloud streaming exclusively…

  • 7 days living with....the other computer (Apple Mac OS X)

    Paul Lamkin
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:03 am
    I'm a PC.... First up, a confession. I don't come into this experiment as a member of the anti-Apple brigade. Not completely. I love my iPhone and, while it's not exactly essential, I have a good relationship with my original iPad too (although I should point out that I also have much love for my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1). But I'm a PC. Not because I'm a nerdy looking chap like David Mitchell or John Hodgman (I am, but that's irrelevant) but because I settled down with Windows when I was young. I made a commitment and I've stayed faithful ever since. Windows was my first love and will always…
 
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  • Absinthe for Mac Version 0.2 is Now Available for Download

    Imran
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:36 pm
    Quick heads up – Absinthe for Mac version 0.2 is now released. It fixes some issues such as no reboot after activating VPN or launching the Absinthe app. The white icons after jailbreak have also been fixed. If you’re already jailbroken, no need to do it all over again but if you ran into issues, just re-run this updated version over your current jailbreak on iOS device. Download links update in original post here. Related posts: Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Released! Download Absinthe Now! Absinthe Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Updated with Database Connection Error…

  • How to Jailbreak iPad 2 and iPhone 4S using Absinthe A5 on Windows [Guide]

    Imran
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:18 pm
    Absinthe A5 Jailbreak tool was earlier released for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 but it was only for OS X. The windows app took at bit more time and it’s finally here. Follow our instructions and download links below to jailbreak your A5 iOS device. Supported Firmware iPhone 4S ( iOS 5.0 and iOS 5.0.1) iPad 2 ( Wi-Fi only, CDMA and GSM supported. iOS 5.0.1 only ) Note: Back-up your data before you proceed. The jailbreak tool is new and could contain bugs. iTD wont be responsible for any issues caused. In case of issues, follow our guide here. Also: Do NOT have a pass code set when…

  • Jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 using CLI on Windows

    Imran
    21 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    As earlier covered by iTD, the iPhone Dev Team released a CLI (command line interface) for Windows and OS X that lets users jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with iOS 5.0.1 The purpose of the CLI is to help in debugging and jailbreaking iOS devices. While we would suggest users to go for Absinthe if they are on OS X ( Windows version isn’t available yet ), for those of us who are on Windows, there’s no other option such as redsn0w available yet. So, for users who want to enjoy the jailbreak goodness on their A5 processor iOS devices, here’s a guide aimed towards Windows users. Make sure you…

  • Absinthe Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Updated with Database Connection Error Fix

    Imran
    21 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am
    Absinthe has been updated to version 0.1.2-2 with a fix for the database connection error that users had been reporting which occurred due to server overload. We’ve updated our guide here with newer download links. Also check out the CLI tool released by the iPhone Dev team for Windows and OS X. Related posts: How to Jailbreak iPad 2 and iPhone 4S using Absinthe A5 on Windows [Guide] Fixing Issues with Absinthe A5 Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Released! Download Absinthe Now! iPhone Dev Team Releases CLI To Untethered Jailbreak…

  • iPhone Dev Team Releases CLI To Untethered Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on Windows and OS X

    Imran
    21 Jan 2012 | 5:51 am
    The awesome ‘Dream Team’, comprised of the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team rolled out the public release of Corona A5 jailbreak tool for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. Chronic Dev Team was the first to roll out an app called Absinthe which lets users quickly jailbreak their A5 processor iOS devices. Initially released on OS X only, with the Windows version to follow, this app lets you jailbreak your device without even putting it in DFU mode. We’ve already extensively covered Absinthe with fast download links, guide on how to jailbreak your iOS device with it as well as a trouble…
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  • Six months and Google still doesn't believe I'm me: the troubles with "real" identities

    M3 Sweatt
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:14 pm
    Remember when I noted that after three months, the nameless folks at Google insisted I wasn't me ? Well, I've been suspended by Google... "Your profile has been suspended. "It appears that the name you entered does not comply with the Google+ Names Policy. "The Names Policy requires that you use the name that you are commonly referred to in real life in your profile. Nicknames, previous names, and so on, should be entered in the Other Names section of the profile. Profiles are limited to individuals; use Google+ Pages for businesses and other entities." In other words, I do not comply. ;)…

  • What will the PC look like in five years? Here's one look at my son's possible Windows PC in 2016

    M3 Sweatt
    6 Jan 2012 | 2:11 pm
      The other day I mused about my past predictions of future PCs, noting how far we've come for price/performance over the last few years since 2004… Way back in 2003, I worked in the Windows Hardware group, and was asked [in 2004] to present at an industry conference about "the PC of tomorrow". Looking at what we had shown off that year at our Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), I suggested the machine of PC of 2008 would be a multi-processor, 8GB machine with a 200GB HDD, DVD-multi optical and integrated web cam and telephony for under a grand (US$)." Last…

  • Surviving CES in Las Vegas: A few helpful hints for 2012

    M3 Sweatt
    5 Jan 2012 | 1:31 pm
      in this post, I offer a few tips for those heading off to CES 2012 in Las Vegas this week... As you may already know, CES 2012 begins this week in Las Vegas (officially, CES is January 10-13). Yes, it's true that researchers have determined that stress may cause the brain to become disconnected, but you don't have to be disconnected at when traveling to Las Vegas. BTW, you can find Microsoft this year at Central 7244 (here's a map). Yes, we announced that the 2012 CES tech show will be our last where we have a booth. As noted in the Wall Street Journal... "CES, as the event is…

  • A past look at future tech: thoughts on the Windows PC of 2008 back in 2003... and 2012's in 2008

    M3 Sweatt
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:11 pm
    Here's a blast from the past, when I predicting the average PC of 2012 back in 2008... and the PC of 2008 back in 2003: Way back in 2003, I worked in the Windows Hardware group, and was asked to present at an industry conference about "the PC of tomorrow". Looking at what we had shown off that year at our Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), I suggested... "the machine of PC of 2008 would be a multi-processor, 8GB machine with a 200GB HDD, DVD-multi optical and integrated web cam and telephony for under a grand (US$)." In the summer of 2008 I purchased…

  • Advisory: Windows Cumulative Update for Samoa, as they skip Friday and change their time zone

    M3 Sweatt
    28 Dec 2011 | 10:28 pm
    As I noted in a prior post, Samoa will move their time zone this week, essentially traveling to the future... When is December 30th not December 30th? When it's 2011 in Samoa. [rimshot] As you may have read, Samoa has decided to move ahead in time and join neighbors and trading partners on the western side of the International Date line (like Australia and New Zealand). In doing so, Samoa will move from December 29th directly to December 31st this year. As Alan Boyle wrote this week in his post on MSN...  "Just this once, Samoa is making Dec. 30 disappear. "It's the key step in the…
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  • Blog Post: What airport is the 'world's worst?'

    HeidiS_Travel
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
    Quick: What’s the worst airport you’ve ever encountered? It’s a tough question – these days there are so many bad airports to choose from. If you’ve traveled anywhere by air in the past few years, you’ve undoubtedly come across airports with crumbling infrastructure, overcrowded terminals, terrible weather, filthy floors, bad or nonexistent food, impossible-to-navigate layouts, baffling signage, and more.Bing Travel called attention to the worst of the worst in our slide show, World’s Worst Airports, but we’re not alone in our schadenfreude.

  • Blog Post: Bing Rewards December Winners and Our Latest Sweepstakes

    The Bing Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
      We are pleased to announce the winners, pending official confirmation, of the three Bing Rewards sweepstakes that ended on January 11. Our new sweeps have begun and end on January 31. Keep reading for details on the great prizes we’re offering and how to enter, but first congratulations to our latest winners. John A. of Chalfont, Pennsylvania was drawn as the grand prize winner of the Wintacular Weekend Trip. Have fun picking who to take and where to go on your trip for two with two nights' accommodation anywhere in the continental U.S. Sandi V. of Ankeny, Iowa was picked in the…

  • Blog Post: Four New Bing Maps V7 Modules

    Bing Maps Blog
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    By Ricky Brundritt, EMEA Bing Maps Technology Solution Professional In September of 2011 we started the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project. The purpose of this project is to create a single place where developers can find and share useful modules that expand the functionality of the Bing Maps V7 API. Currently, there have been 10 modules submitted to the project. With a number of new modules in development, it’s safe to say that this project is definitely worth looking into. Today I would like to highlight the four newest modules added to this project. Point Based Clustering…

  • Blog Post: Bing Deutschland beendet die Betaphase

    Bing Deutschland
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:44 am
    Heute endet nach etwas mehr als zwei Jahren die Betaphase von Bing in Deutschland. Dank zahlreicher Produktverbesserungen und der Einbindung neuer Technologien ist die Kernfunktionalität unserer Suchmaschine nun hergestellt. Mittlerweile benutzen fast 10 Millionen Nutzer in Deutschland regelmäßig Bing, das sind 20 Prozent der aktiven Internetnutzer hierzulande. Die Bing-Technologie wird mittlerweile in vielen weiteren Microsoft-Anwendungen wie den Cloud-Diensten, dem E-Mail-Service Hotmail, dem Online-Speicherdienst Skydrive und Office 365 sowie der globalen Such-Allianz…

  • Blog Post: 雪の中の日本の野生動物シリーズ

    Bing Japan Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:15 am
    みなさん、こんにちは。…
 
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  • MVP Friday Five: January 27, 2012

    MVP Award Program
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:24 pm
    It’s Friday again, which means it’s time for another MVP Friday Five. This week the posts featured are filled with technical content, including tips, how-to’s and step by step solutions.  These articles are just a few examples of the incredible content MVPs provide to the tech community each week!   1. Compile code entered at run time, execute it, and get the return result in C# By Visual Basic MVP Rod Stephens | @CSharpHelper In this post, Rod uses CodeDomProvider to compile text entered by the user and execute it, passing it a parameter and receiving a…

  • MVPs Provide Great Advice in 4th Official MVP Twitter Chat!

    MVP Award Program
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    Editor's note: Updated 1-27-2012 with link to full transcript This morning we were thrilled to host the 4th Official MVP Twitter Chat. The @MVPchat twitter handle hosted the chat from 9-10 AM PT, and it was an hour filled with great conversation and networking between new MVPs, veteran MVPs and aspiring MVPs. In fact, almost 170 people joined in the conversation as we welcomed new MVPs and asked the community to help answer questions about making the most of being an MVP, the MVP award program and more. In the end we had almost 800 pearls of wisdom in the form of 140 character or less tweets.

  • Talking Cloud with Windows Azure MVP Anton Staykov

    MVP Award Program
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Windows Azure MVP Anton Staykov From: Bulgaria Time as an MVP:  10 months Blog: http://blogs.staykov.net/   Which technical communities are you most active in? MSDN Azure related forums and StackOverflow Azure tags   How did you first start in community? By very actively participating at MSDN technical forums (with questions and mostly answers)   What's the best technical tip you have for implementing Cloud deployment? IT’s actually about hybrid deployment. When using Azure Storage from non-Azure applications – such as WinForms/WPF or ConsoleApps- the default…

  • PowerPoint 2010, PowerPoint Web App and SkyDrive: Perfect Partners for Interactive Online Tutorials

    MVP Award Program
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Editor's Note: The following MVP Monday post is by PowerPoint MVPs Luc Sanders and Glenna Shaw. When PowerPoint was first released in 1990, the educational community immediately realized the benefits of using it as a learning tool.  And more than 20 years later it’s still going strong as the medium of choice for educators worldwide.  This is in large part because, as the world of education delivery has changed from the classroom to virtual, PowerPoint has continued to keep pace with changes in technology and the area of interactive online tutorials is no exception. …

  • MVP Friday Five: January 20, 2012

    MVP Award Program
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:53 pm
    We have another great MVP Friday Five for you all this week. This week’s article cover a wide variety of expertise, and each article is filled with expert how-to’s and step by step information from MVPs.  These articles are just a few examples of the incredible content MVPs provide to the tech community every day!   1. Windows Azure Storage Client Library for Windows Phone: Part 1 By Connected System Developer MVP Dhananjay Kumar | @debug_mode Dhananjay discusses some of the ways you can work with Windows Azure storage client library for Windows Phone.   2.
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  • Facebook IPO – INFOGRAPHIC

    Sheeraz Raza
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:06 pm
    Since Facebook IPO news has been on fire – there are reports that the company might file papers for its Initial Public Offering next week – precisely Wednesday – So we have decided to share a great infographic that will help you understand everything you need to know about Facebook’s IPO via: ValueWalk

  • OLX Free Classifieds: The Best Android App To Search And Post Free Online Ads

    Sheeraz Raza
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:49 am
    OLX is basically a New York based company which provides its world-wide users to add free classified advertisements on their website, the company has recently announced its partnership with one of the renowned social networks, Friendster. OLX website manages different domains for different locations, for example if there is a user who is visiting the…

  • Siri v/s Iris: Not Much of a Competition… Yet

    Muhammad Ali
    10 Jan 2012 | 7:32 am
    Recently the giant information database ChaCha teamed with Dexetra, the developers behind Siri’s most serious competition, Iris. The alliance means that you will now be able to get the voice recognition that Iris uses to search for and find answers to just about anything. Apple’s Siri and Android Iris may never be friends, despite their…

  • Reasons And Benefits: Why You Need A VPS Hosting

    Sheeraz Raza
    16 Dec 2011 | 9:00 am
    When it comes to making money online from your blog which is very much common nowadays, What you can do is – you can establish a blog without spending a single penny by registering a blog on any free web hosting website like blogspot, wordpress, and tumblr etc. and after hosting it for free –…

  • Mini iPad coming in 2012

    Muhammad Ali
    16 Dec 2011 | 7:16 am
    Digitimes as it quite often does is upto its rumor sharing ways again and this time it’s spreading a speculation that has been lost in the past few months. Yes, the Taiwanese pulication is claiming that Apple is planning to unleash the small sized iPad in the coming year. What size is it? We answer…
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  • Windows 7 Theme – Roses

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Known as “the queen of flowers,” roses have been valued for thousands of years for their beauty and fragrance. Their connection to romance also spans the generations, popping up in... Read more »

  • Meet The Imagine Cup Grants Award Winners

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting today in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft announced the winners of the inaugural year of the Imagine Cup Grants program, a three-year, $3 million competitive... Read more »

  • Download Free PowerPoint Slides and Graphics for Presentations

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    Do you want to create stunning presentations faster? Do you want to simply insert your text and pictures into placeholders and get started right away? Presentation Bundle provides a set... Read more »

  • The Sims 3 Plus Showtime Now Available For Pre-Order

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:11 am
    The Sims 3 Plus Showtime includes both The Sims 3 and The Sims 3 Showtime expansion pack in one! Create your perfect Sim and roam the streets of downtown Sunset... Read more »

  • [Infographic] The Private Cloud Gets Real

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:50 am
    The move to private cloud is on, and Microsoft is taking customers there with System Center 2012.  Click on the image to see the high resolution version. Don’t forget to... Read more »
 
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  • Windows 7 Theme – Roses

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Known as “the queen of flowers,” roses have been valued for thousands of years for their beauty and fragrance. Their connection to romance also spans the generations, popping up in... Read more »

  • Meet The Imagine Cup Grants Award Winners

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting today in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft announced the winners of the inaugural year of the Imagine Cup Grants program, a three-year, $3 million competitive... Read more »

  • Download Free PowerPoint Slides and Graphics for Presentations

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    Do you want to create stunning presentations faster? Do you want to simply insert your text and pictures into placeholders and get started right away? Presentation Bundle provides a set... Read more »

  • The Sims 3 Plus Showtime Now Available For Pre-Order

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:11 am
    The Sims 3 Plus Showtime includes both The Sims 3 and The Sims 3 Showtime expansion pack in one! Create your perfect Sim and roam the streets of downtown Sunset... Read more »

  • [Infographic] The Private Cloud Gets Real

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:50 am
    The move to private cloud is on, and Microsoft is taking customers there with System Center 2012.  Click on the image to see the high resolution version. Don’t forget to... Read more »
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